Black unemployment in America is nearly twice the national average . But in 2014 African-American women had the highest unemployment rate among women (10.5 percent) compared to white women (5.2 percent), according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research . The June labor report showed [...]

O'Connor said he would seek to delay a vote on the bill until a public meeting is held. He said he would meet with opponents and make amendments if necessary. O'Connor cited a survey by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, a Washington nonprofit that [...]

Washington, D.C., ranks as one of the best cities in the U.S. for working women, but the private sector still has work to do to shrink gender inequity or companies will risk losing valuable female talent. Research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, presented [...]

Earlier this year, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research released a report on some of the early findings of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. What they found, using indicators including rates of homicide, suicide, incarceration, poverty, bullying, debt, and sexual violence, is that “the evidence [...]

Earlier this year, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research released a report on some of the early findings of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. What they found, using indicators including rates of homicide, suicide, incarceration, poverty, bullying, debt, and sexual violence, is that “the evidence [...]

It’s common for adults to go to school to increase their earnings and job growth potential. But for students with children, paying for community college and child care while balancing school and work can be a near-insurmountable hurdle. "Managing child care, school responsibilities and often work [...]